NBA 2017-18: 5 Worst Free-Throw Shooters

#1 Steven Adams

Steven Adams

Steven Adams is definitely top 3 Center in the NBA today. He is a defender's nightmare to guard in the paint and dominates anyone with ease. The large part of OKC Thunder's success can be attributed to Steven Adams' selfless game. He expertly manoeuvres the pick-and-roll with guard Russell Westbrook and though it is predictable, they both execute it with perfection each and every time and defenders are left clueless, thanks to Adams' physicality.

Adams is a constant double-double threat and pulls down rebounds without any difficulty. The Kiwi is known for his struggles from the free-throw line and was the worst free-throw shooter in the NBA. In the Game 4 of the 2016-17 first round playoffs against the Rockets, with Thunder being down by 4 points, Steven Adams missed a free-throw intentionally, grabbed the rebound and passed it to Westbrook, who made a deep 3-pointer to cut the lead to 1. Though Thunder went on to lose the game, Adam's presence of mind and the whole sequence was highly praised by the entire basketball community.

This season, he shot 286 and only made 160 of those from the free-throw line with a very bad 55.9 percentage and was the worst free throw shooter in the league. This came after having a career-high free-throw shooting percentage of 61.1 in the 2016-17 season.